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Tanzania Running and Wildlife Safari Adventure awaits with an iconic Tanzania experience in places and ways unique, refreshing, and physically and emotionally rewarding. Trip days mix running, cultural interaction, and game-viewing.

12 days/ 11 nights • 6 days running

Summary

With majestic Kilimanjaro above, run the Maasai plains where traditional warriors once roamed hunting lion. Explore the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro from your base in a beautiful Chagga village perched on the side of the mountain. Visit the most spectacular parks in Africa, rich with game running free and where classic safari images still exist. For those who like to stay active on their holidays this exclusive adventure offers the perfect balance of guided running, deep cultural interaction far from the overused tourist paths, and African wildlife safari viewing. Non-runners welcome to join, as all activities available to all.

Best Months

Day 5: Arusha National Park Momella Cultural Tourism Camp

Not recommended in April and May

Adventure Overview

Day 6: Mbahe Village Mbahe Farm Cottages

Day 1: West Kilimanjaro House of West Kili

Day 7: Mbahe Village Mbahe Farm Cottages

Day 2: West Kilimanjaro House of West Kili Day 3: West Kilimanjaro to Maasai plains Maasai Lodge Day 4: Maasai plains Maasai Lodge Day 5: West Kilimanjaro - Departure      

Day 8: Mbahe Village, Kilimanjaro Mbahe Farm Cottages Day 9: Lake Manyara National Park, Ngorongoro Highlands Farm House Valley Lodge      

Summit Expeditions & Nomadic Experience

Moshi · Kilimanjaro · Tanzania · East Africa www.nomadicexperience.com / [email protected]

Day 10: Ngorongoro Crater, Olmoti Crater Farm House Valley Lodge   Day 11: Tarangire National Park Maremboi tented Camp Day 12: Tarangire National Park Arusha Town  

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Itinerary Detail Day

Location

Description & Activities

Meals & Accommodations

Arrive at Kilimanjaro International Airport where your SENE team meets you for transfer to the House of West Kili.

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West Kilimanjaro

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Running Day 1: West Kilimanjaro

Morning run uphill deep into the foothills of majestic Mount Kilimanjaro to Siha Village at 1700m. Finish at the home of a local beekeeper specializing in stingless bees. Beekeeping demonstration, honey tasting, village tour, and lunch. Return to lodge by vehicle.

House of West Kili

B,L,D House of West Kili

Afternoon market and Sanya Juu Town tour with refreshment stop at a local bar before returning to the lodge for dinner. Approx. distance: 12.5 km running

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Running Day 2: West Kilimanjaro to Maasai plains

Run from the outskirts of Sanya Juu into the Maasai plains of West Kilimanjaro. Pass through smallholder farms, which eventually give way to a rocky landscape suitable only for goats, cattle, and grazing wildlife. The sparse landscape is dotted with Maasai settlements. Lunch at the lodge and afternoon Maasai-guided nature walk in the surrounding plains. Approx. distance: 17.9 km running

Summit Expeditions & Nomadic Experience

Moshi · Kilimanjaro · Tanzania · East Africa www.nomadicexperience.com / [email protected]

B,L,D Maasai Lodge

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Running Day 3: Maasai Plains

Early morning loop run from the lodge through the low hills to the north. Visit to a Maasai boma (homestead) to see how these proud people live and to discuss, through an interpreter, their traditions and customs.

B,L,D Maasai Lodge

Afternoon at leisure to enjoy optional activities at the lodge, which can include spear-throwing, donkey rides, visit to a Maasai women’s workshop, or relaxing by the lodge pool. Approx. distance: 10-15 km running

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Running Day 4:

Arusha National Park

Run from the Maasai Lodge west toward Mount Meru, where you encounter a lusher and hillier landscape, ending at Momella Camp, set on a pretty lake within Arusha National Park. Lunch and midday rest. Afternoon game drive into Arusha NP where you can spot buffalo, giraffe, hippo, elephant, a variety of antelope, and blue and colobus monkeys, amongst the plains and forests at the foot of Mount Meru.

B,L,D Momella Cultural Tourism Camp

Approx. distance: 25.3 km running

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Running Day 5: Moshi Town Mbahe Village

Morning loop run in the hills surrounding camp. Depart West Kilimanjaro and drive east to Moshi Town, the jumping-off point for Mount Kilimanjaro. Town tour and lunch. From Moshi drive farther east and up the mountain to Mbahe Village and SENE’s private farm house cottages built on guide Simon Mtuy’s family farm. The village is nestled at 2000m on the edge of the rainforest that encircles the mountain. Guided farm and village tour.

B,L,D Mbahe Farm House Cottages

Approx. distance: 8-10 km running Long loop run through the farms and forests around Mbahe.

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Running Day 6: Mbahe Village

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Kilimanjaro

Afternoon at leisure to further explore Mbahe, swim in the river and waterfalls on the property, or just relax on the terrace above the gardens.

B,L,D Mbahe Farm House Cottages

Approx. distance: 8-10 km running Full day guided hike with picnic lunch along the Marangu climbing route up Kilimanjaro. Pass through the rain forest full of a wide array of flora (including the beautiful violet and red impatiens), blue monkeys, and hundreds of bird species. Eventually break out above the forest at 2800m for tremendous views up and down the mountain. Return to the cottages for dinner.

Summit Expeditions & Nomadic Experience

Moshi · Kilimanjaro · Tanzania · East Africa www.nomadicexperience.com / [email protected]

B,L,D Mbahe Farm House Cottages

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Lake Manyara National Park

Ngorongoro Highlands

Morning drive to safari country and Lake Manyara National Park. Explore by vehicle the park’s many environments and wildlife, including a jungle-like forest of wild fig, palm, and tamarind trees, an acacia woodland, a grassy flatland where baobab trees and elephants abound, and a soda lake bursting with hippos and tinted pink with huge flocks of flamingoes. Picnic lunch in the park.

B,L,D Farm House Valley Lodge

Enjoy the park’s newest attraction – a self-guided walk through the treetop canopy on hanging bridges 18m above the forest floor. In the late afternoon ascend the Rift Valley wall to the Ngorongoro Highlands for dinner and overnight accommodations. The Farm House Valley Lodge is set on a 500 acre coffee farm crisscrossed with dirt roads and paths ideal for running at any time at your leisure. Lodge employees or your SENE safari guide can advise on routes.

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Ngorongoro Crater

Olmoti Crater

Enter the famous Ngorongoro Crater for a game drive in what is often referred to as Africa’s Eden. The descent into the crater, 800m below the rim, is an unforgettable experience. While only 100 square miles in area, it offers several distinct habitats: acacia forest, swamp, short grass plains, long grass plains, riverine, and woodland. Each habitat attracts a unique variety of the crater's 30,000 resident animals that create a density and diversity of wildlife unseen anywhere else in Africa. Picnic lunch in the crater.

B,L,D Farm House Valley Lodge

Afternoon ranger-guided hike around the smaller Olmoti Crater and its beautiful waterfall where the Munge River escapes on its journey south

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Tarangire National Park

After a leisurely breakfast depart for picturesque Tarangire National Park, the Baobab Capital of the World known for its wild landscapes, resident elephants, large prides of lion, leopards, giraffe, buffalo, the last remaining pack of wild dogs in northern Tanzania, and excellent year-round birdwatching. Picnic lunch in the park.

B,L,D Maramboi Tented Camp

Elegant Maramboi Tented Camp is a permanent camp within the grasslands and palm-lined desert between Tarangire and Lake Manyara. The camp consists of 24 spacious private tents built on large wooden decks, each with en suite facilities and veranda. There is thatch-roofed main lodge with dining area, lounge, small library, and swimming pool. In the late afternoon take a nature walk from camp escorted by a local Maasai guide and culminating with a private sundowner with cocktails and snacks on the shores of Lake Manyara.

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Tarangire National Park Arusha Town

Morning game drive in Tarangire before returning to the lodge for lunch. Afternoon return to Arusha Town to shop for souvenirs before a final relaxing dinner at Rivertrees Country Inn on the verdant outskirts of town prior to transfer to the Kilimanjaro International Airport.

Summit Expeditions & Nomadic Experience

Moshi · Kilimanjaro · Tanzania · East Africa www.nomadicexperience.com / [email protected]

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Tanzania Running and Wildlife Safar (per person, double occupancy) 2016: U.S.$3,890 (single supplement U.S.$750)

Includes:

• All activities, meals, and accommodations as indicated • Services of professional English-speaking running guides, walking guides, and safari guides trained in East African wildlife and ecology • Support vehicle on runs • Park fees and unlimited mileage on game drives in fully-equipped 4WD safari vehicle with pop-top • Bottled drinking water in vehicle • Sundowner on day 11 with all alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages and snacks • All road transfers

Does not include:

Cold beverages and alcohol (except sundowner as noted above); activities at lodges that require additional charges; gratuities to trip leaders, guides, drivers, crew, or other staff; international airfare; airport departure taxes; additional accommodations made necessary by airline schedule changes or other factors; pre-trip expenses such as immunizations, travel insurance, passports, and visas; and any expenses of a personal nature, such as souvenirs and laundry.

Please Note:

Prices are subject to change and lodge availability is not guaranteed until a signed application and deposit are received, at which time accommodations are booked and a final itinerary prepared. Modifications to the itinerary may result in a change in price. See the SENE adventure application form for all terms & conditions, payment schedule, and cancellation policy Photos credits: Chris Fagan, Nathalie Pigache

Summit Expeditions & Nomadic Experience

Moshi · Kilimanjaro · Tanzania · East Africa www.nomadicexperience.com / [email protected]